Rome Braves Defeat the Lexington Legends 5-1

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The Rome Braves topped the Lexington Legends 5-1 Tuesday at State Mutual Stadium before 1,197 fans.

Rome grabbed an early lead in the second inning on Kurt Hoekstra’s RBI single. In the fourth Lexington tied the game 1-1 when Hoekstra misplayed a hard hit grounder allowing a run to score. With two outs in the bottom of the inning, Leudys Baez delivered a two run triple giving Rome the 3-1 advantage. The Braves made it a 4-1 game in the fifth when Cristian Pache singled to plate a run and added another run in the seventh for the 5-1 final.

Hayden Deal (1-0) gets the win for Rome in relief while Nolan Watson (1-10) is tagged with the loss for Lexington. Deal joined the team from the Gulf Coast League Tuesday afternoon. Braves starter Jeremy Walker enjoyed a good outing going four innings allowing four hits, no earned runs, and three strikeouts.

The Braves and Legends tangle again tomorrow night at seven in game two of the series. For information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.